SuperFight (2022) was a

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event produced by

Major League Wrestling Major League Wrestling (MLW), is an American professional wrestling promotion based in New Rochelle, New York. The promotion was founded in 2002 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by former WWE writer Court Bauer. The promotion markets its product a ...

(MLW), which took place on February 26, 2022, at the

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. The event was a television taping for ''

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'' on

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, with the main event airing as a special episode on March 10, 2022, and it was the third event under the

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chronology.

Production

Background

On December 23, 2021, MLW announced that it would be holding a SuperFight at the Grady Cole Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, on February 26, 2022. On February 2, MLW also announced that wrestling legend

Ricky Steamboat Richard Henry Blood Sr. (born February 28, 1953), better known by his ring name Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, is an American retired professional wrestling, professional wrestler best known for his work with the American Wrestling Association (A ...

had signed to be the matchmaker for the event.

Storylines

The supercard consisted of matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed

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, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches, with results predetermined by MLW's writers. As a part of MLW's "Open Door" policy", several free agents have been announced for SuperFight. Names include the returns of

Killer Kross Kevin Kesar (born July 19, 1985) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Karrion Kross alongside his real life wife Scarlett Bordeaux. Prior to his time at WWE, K ...

Puma King Puma King (born July 6, 1990) is a Mexican '' Luchador'' '' enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler currently working with Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), but also as a freelancer in many Mexican promotions such as Lucha Memes, MexaWrestli ...

, and

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. Additionally, father and son duo

Ricky Morton Richard Wendell Morton (born September 21, 1956) is an American professional wrestler, currently performing on the independent circuit. He is the current GCW Television Champion, after pinning Matt Cardona at GCW Say You Will. For most of his care ...

and Kerry Morton, wrestling veteran

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, and east coast indie star "Cashflow" Ken Broadway have been signed for the event. On the December 1, 2021, episode of ''Fusion: Alpha'',

Davey Richards Wesley David Richards (born March 1, 1983) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to Major League Wrestling (MLW), under the ring name Davey Richards, and is the current MLW National Openweight Champion in his first reign. ...

defeated TJP in the finals of the Opera Cup tournament. With this win, Richards would earn a shot at the

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. On January 20, 2022, it was announced that Richards would challenge

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for the title at SuperFight. Months after the dissolution of

Contra Unit Contra Unit is a villainous professional wrestling stable in Major League Wrestling (MLW) and Southern Honor Wrestling (SHW). It consists of Ikuro Kwon and Mads Krügger. In SHW (where Krügger is known as “The Heathen” Krule), the group also ...

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, former teammates

Jacob Fatu Jacob Fatu is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Major League Wrestling. He is a former one-time MLW World Heavyweight Champion and his reign is the longest in the title's history at 819 days. He also performs on the independe ...

and

Mads Krügger Matthew Waters (born August 23, 1985) is an American professional wrestler and actor, who performs under the ring name Mads Krügger. He is known for his time on the independent circuit under the ring names Logan Creed and Krule, during which he ...

would eventually face off in a grudge match on the February 24, 2022 episode of ''Fusion'', where Fatu won. As part of SuperFight's double main event, announced on February 8, 2022, at MLW.com, Krügger will rematch Fatu in a Stairway to Hell Match. Both men have submitted a personal request for their weapons of use - a Baklei war club for Krügger, and a Maliliu Cane for Fatu. On the December 9, 2021, episode of ''Fusion: Alpha'',

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made his MLW debut, defeating Matt Cross with a rope-assisted pin. After the match, KC Navarro made his entrance for his match against Gino Medina, only for nZo to attack and severely injure him. When confronted by correspondent Emilio Sparks about his actions, nZo claimed Navarro "snuffed" him when he passed by him on the entranceway, calling Navarro "disrespectful". nZo would be suspended soon after as a result of his actions. On February 9, 2022, MLW.com announced that Navarro and nZo would face each other in a grudge match at SuperFight.

Results

References

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